Houthis: will attack all ships linked to US and UK! Maersk warns

Following the Yemeni capital Sana'a and other places in the early hours of local time on the 12th by the United States and British airstrikes, the United States military in Yemen in the early hours of local time on the 13th again on the Houthi targets.

After the United States and Britain struck a number of targets of the Houthis in Yemen on the 12th, the armed forces "Supreme Political Council" issued a statement on the same day, said that it would strike "all the targets of the interests of the United States and the United Kingdom".

According to Al Jazeera local time reported on the 12th, Yemeni Houthi forces announced on the same day, the United States and the United Kingdom, all "interests" are now "legitimate targets" in response to the earlier U.S. and British attacks on a number of places in Yemen.

The Houthis said in a statement that the airstrikes on many parts of Yemen in the early hours of the 12th are illegal and unjustified attacks and a real threat to international peace and security. The statement emphasized that the attack puts the Middle East region in real danger and its consequences will be borne by the United States, Britain and Israel.

Al-Bukhaiti, a member of the core decision-making body of Yemen's Houthis, said that the Houthis had previously attacked only ships linked to Israel, "but today we will attack ships linked to the United States and the United Kingdom and their interests in response to their aggression against Yemen."

U.S. and British warplanes carried out airstrikes on a number of Houthi facilities in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, the western Red Sea city of Hodeidah and the northern province of Saada early in the day, the Saba news agency reported on 12 December.

U.S. President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Sunnucks confirmed that U.S. and British forces have conducted strikes against Houthi forces in Yemen.

U.S. President Joe Biden said in a statement on 11 EST that U.S. forces conducted strikes against a number of Houthi targets in Yemen. The United Kingdom participated in the strikes, with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada and the Netherlands.

He said the strikes were "a direct response to ongoing Houthi attacks on international merchant ships traveling in and out of Red Sea waters", including attacks "against U.S. vessels" on the 9th. These attacks put United States and partner nation personnel at risk, jeopardize international trade, and pose a threat to freedom of navigation. If necessary, the United States will take further measures.

Biden said that more than 50 countries have been affected in 27 attacks on international merchant ships. Crews from more than 20 countries have been threatened or hijacked by pirates, and more than 2,000 ships have been forced to take a detour in order to avoid the Red Sea, which could lead to weeks of delays in product shipments.

British Prime Minister Sunak confirmed in the early hours of the 12th local time that the British Air Force had launched "targeted strikes" against Houthi military installations in Yemen. "Despite repeated warnings from the international community, the Houthis have continued to launch attacks in the Red Sea, including this week's targeting of British and US warships. This cannot be tolerated."

The Houthis said the U.S. and British airstrikes were a "massive act of aggression" for which the U.S. and Britain would "pay a heavy price."

Meanwhile, countries in the Middle East region have expressed serious concern over the escalation of the conflict between the United States and the United Kingdom and the Houthis, and some countries have condemned the violation of Yemen's sovereignty by the United States and the United Kingdom, which will further lead to an escalation of tension in the region.

It is reported that earlier on the 12th, the Houthis fired at least one anti-ship ballistic missile at a merchant ship. However, it is not yet possible to confirm whether the attacked merchant vessel belonged to "vessels of interest to the United States and the United Kingdom".

The Red Sea conflict "flaps the wings of a butterfly" and may have economic and inflationary repercussions for the global economy, companies and consumers.

Recently, shipping giant Maersk CEO Vincent Clerc said in an interview, re-opening of the important Red Sea trade routes may take months, which may bring economic and inflationary blow to the global economy, companies and consumers.

Vincent Clerc said that there are "no winners" in the Red Sea conflict: it is not clear that we will be able to re-establish safe access to the Red Sea in a matter of days, weeks or months, which could have a considerable impact on global growth.

Inflation is now a big issue, which puts inflationary pressure on our costs, our customers and ultimately on European and US consumers, and in the short term could cause major disruptions at the end of January, February and the beginning of March.

Maersk's fuel costs will be 50% higher as ships choose longer routes. If the problem is not resolved, it will threaten logistics and the global supply chain.

As a necessary route through the Suez Canal, the Red Sea plays an important role in global shipping routes, with nearly 12% of global trade passing through it. This shutdown has had a huge impact on global and especially Eurasian trade.

As tensions in the Red Sea region continue to fester, it may continue to drive global freight rates soaring.

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